Wayne Balsiger, Karen Gilbert and Daryl Mondor (3664) won five of eight races at the 2009 Sequim Bay regatta August 15-16th. Ted Sumner, Mike Rees and Paul Cone (3590) closed to within two points when Balsiger fell to sixth in the last race. Dwaine Trummert, Terry Lettenmaier and Laurie Weitkamp took third.

With good starts and good speed Balsiger won 4 races to gain a 7 point lead on Saturday in 8 - 12 knots of wind and temperatures in the upper sixties. Sunday saw 7-10 knots with warmer temperatures in the seventies.

THE SURVEY IS NOW COMPLETE. An overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents selected March 21st as the preferred date for our spring dock work party. Everyone is invited to join us at the marina from 9AM to 1PM on Saturday March 21st. Please come prepared to help move one of the large floats, remove and reinstall cradles, and inventory items for future repairs. Tools such as cordless drills, hammers, etc. will be helpful.

On Sunday January 25, five boats were represented on the cross-country ski trip to Hyak. We skied on the John Wayne Iron Horse State Park trail along Keechelus lake. This is on the East side of Snoqualmie Pass and is now a state park along the former Milwaukee Road RR roadbed.

Seattle Fleet hosted Regattas for 2010

The Fleet 61 Travelling Regatta will be the NOOD regatta held in Seattle on May 15-16. Districts wil be in Seattle on June 26-27. Join us for some sailing, good food and a great venue. Fleet members will provide housing for out-of-town Thistlers. Register at www.cycseattle.org. See you there!